Establishing a wild popolation

[Brilat]

Hello,

I live in a very mild Koppen classification CfbCfc climate.
About 1800 mm anual rain, most rain in winter.
Usually not more than 10 frost days with max. -3.5 C for some hours
Plenty of sun in summer. Enough for ripening even Pomegranates.

I would like to establish a wild population of autoflowering plants in my region.
Anyone with experience in establishing a wild population in my conditions with a recommendation of strain(s) ?

 

[M' Luchóg]

Hi Brilat .

Not really but I have had softer plants survive mid winter ,seed sprout and excess cuts that didn't throw in the towel after being flung into bushes .
I have seen areas where plants were harvested in October ,and the fallen seed are sprouting in February . Of course they will get hit with weather or slugs soon after emerging . This is with Nordic strains especially ,HFH ,zen etc ,and where I'm from ,Ireland ,about 1/2 of the island is warm in winter . The South West especially ,with the gulf stream and the south ,south west wind being predominant . There's more lizards and newts there ,and the vegetation is comparable ,always an indication of climate change .

It would be no hassle throwing thousands of seed onto a half acre garden ,tilled and clean of weeds . If you had a half acre that no one knew about ! Just to see if they'd overwinter . I'd bet 5-10% would re emerge if there isn't a very hard frost . The only trouble is they'd be staggered ,most would come early and you'd need an army of hedgehogs and shrews to deal with the slugs . They'd struggle for a long time and if they're full photo period plants they'll flower ,get tall ,reveg ,mutate and break your heart ! That depends on the location though and not an issue for you . You may not want seedless buds or a daily task of pulling males !

There are some rough ruderalis crosses that never die .Leafy stuff . Some of the Northern growers have posted pics online of cannabis holding tough with the few hours of dark . Also folks in south UK have posted pics of seedlings growing from a crack in the ground or a garden path in January after discarding some seed from buds .
It's all a bit of fun .

 

[Brilat]

Hi M' Luchóg,

snail and slugs are no problem here. Very few in the wild.
Space is also no problem. Lots of land and no people/dogs/Law Enforcement air monitoring. Very low population in my region. I can see the wild bush from my window.
Strong competitors to weeds is what I'm looking for.
I do not plan to pull the males out. Males are part of a *wild* population.
Harvest of this wild populations will be, if ever, very moderate.
Once they are growing all over in the region in the millions.... I may change my mind about harvest.

 

[BAMWW]

What kind of yields would you get from an outdoor plant in Ireland M' Luchòg? I've always thought about doing it but never went ahead with the plan. I've recently seen a friends plant in the middle of some nettles and I must say it blends in rather well! There didn't seem to be much bud on her though...

 

[M' Luchóg]

Hi Bam .

Anything from a gram to 10 oz . It's a game of luck really . If you'd rather rule out luck and just have a few oz's of bud you can have indoor cuts introduced to 12/12 for just over a week and leave them out at the end of July . OK you still need to be lucky with the weather . Autos are handy ,and they have to be watched closely . You can start seed under coca cola bottle propagators in June and keep germing them if you have lots of beans .
Now's a good time to make a few auto beans for next year . You don't have the climate to test the plants you're crossing ,because they're in a lovely sheltered growroom but autos are a safer bet .
This year everyone's plants were later . The same in Holland and Britain . I know it was dry at the end of September and October but the intensity in the sun was gone . There just wasn't a lot of sunshine and on years like that bud is leafier . Some fellas trim it up but it's not floral and it's only fit for bubble bags . HFH strains are usually good but this year fellas moaned over the bud structure ,again the year wasn't as hot as 2014. Esben has some good outdoor strains . Some phenotypes taste of hay ,some are leafy and purple even with good sun but there's an odd peach to be found ,hazy and strong bud .

Tóg é go bog é

 

[BAMWW]

We had a terrible summer to be fair so the crops can't be great this year. I couldn't justify growing indoors and then replanting outside. Moving them to a planting site would be a risky business for sure! A friend of mine has a couple of small plants grown outdoors. I haven't tried or seen any of the buds yet but I'll bet they are leafy and airy like you said and not much of a yield. Thanks for that reply, I've always been debating whether it would be worth the effort or not but I think guerilla growing is out for me...much better results to be had indoors once I get the hang of it

 

[KapScot]

Interesting thread...

I had a conversation a couple of years ago with a couple of indoor growers. The consensus being that if the UK wanted to put an end to so called cannabis farms they would only need to hand out licences for the mass commercial growing of Industrial Hemp for bio-fuel (extracted from seed - so there will be a lot of males about for pollination).

With pollen filters costing a lot more than carbon filters - and requiring near sterile controlled airflow environments to avoid contamination if the airborne pollen count was high enough most indoor growers would end up seeding their plants because of contamination. Needless to say the bud growers weren't too happy with a 'Green' drive towards commercial hemp for bio-fuels and hemp fibre production from such a crop.

And well there goes any outdoor growing attempt from me...